Objectives: Review of new developments in diagnosis and treatment of salivary gland diseases. The First International Congress on Salivary Gland Diseases intends to gather for the first time experts in different scientific disciplines, in order to improve our understanding of the normal functioning of the salivary glands as well as of the diagnosis and treatment of salivary gland diseases.

Aug 13, 2012 - Diagnosis of low- or intermediate-grade tumors is associated with significantly better overall survival and disease-free survival in patients with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary glands, while advanced disease stage and perineural invasion are the most significant indicators of poor prognosis, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of Cancer.